The Interesting 2018 New York Mets (Who Will Probably Fall Into a Pile of Scorpions Again)

orioles are getting degrominated

Jason Vargas has a fracture in his glove hand after taking a comebacker. Rub dirt on it.

Vargas on DL could mean first-ever rotation turn for the Golden Five

https://www.newsday.com/sports/baseball/mets/jason-vargas-fractured-right-hand-1.17465425

Montero has torn his UCL and will be out all year, so I guess that answers that nagging question for now.

Citi fare this year includes Nas-backed fried chicken & waffles

http://ftw.usatoday.com/2018/03/new-york-mets-citi-field-best-ballpark-food-2018-what-to-eat-brat-fries-mozzarella-sticks-lobster-tacos-photos

icymi, Zack Wheeler was optioned to Vegas; Seth Lugo in the opening rotation.

Phillip Evans made the roster as a utility infielder.

Happy Opening Day, I just saw a guy walking through Penn Station in a Mets jersey with SAVAGE 69 on the back

— J Mac (@livelovejmac) March 29, 2018

Syndergaard batting 8th

https://www.mlb.com/mets/news/mets-mickey-callaway-explains-lineup-decision/c-269930768

7-pitch first

ty Jose M

i started watching just in time to catch yadi answering the boos of the mets fans

did he flip the Bird?

don't know, i think they're just still mad about 2006 for some reason

;)

why i oughta

could be a 4-hr barnburner

put it in da books

Yo on pace for 486 rbi

Some full-season paces after Opening Day:

-Noah Syndergaard: 33-0, 6.00 ERA, 330 K, 0 BB

-Brandon Nimmo: .667/.800/.667, 324 H, 162 BB, 0 K

-Yoenis Cespedes: .400/.400/.400, 486 RBI

-Adrian Gonzalez: .667/.800/1.000, 162 runs, 162 RBI

-Mets offense: 1,458 runs, 0 HR

— Anthony DiComo (@AnthonyDiComo) March 30, 2018

Swarzak to DL, Robles up

5 scoreless innings from Harvey, hot-cha

that facebook live thing is a load of crock (i don’t use facebook + the game is blackedout on mlb.tv from Canada).

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DZ97IPtWAAAi9GJ.jpg

it's blacked out everywhere, fwiw

Conforto leading off vs Strasburg

Daytime ERA leaders, 1913-present:

1. Jacob deGrom, 1.98
2. Mellie Wolfgang, 2.15
3. Joe Wood, 2.22
4. Eddie Cicotte, 2.22
5. Tom Hughes, 2.24

deGrom's career at Nationals Park: 4-1, 2.95 ERA.

— Anthony DiComo (@AnthonyDiComo) April 5, 2018

I was not expecting a sweep of the Nats.

Mets' MLB bullpen ranks (out of 30):

ERA: 1.31 (2nd)
Saves: 5 (1st)
AVG against: .160 (1st)
OBP against: .265 (4th)
SLG against: .252 (5th)
K/9: 10.75 (3rd)
WHIP: 1.02 (5th)

— Anthony DiComo (@AnthonyDiComo) April 9, 2018

Post-season odds are now in the low 60s %.

Wheeler spot-starts on Wed; the Golden Five!

https://www.mlb.com/mets/news/zack-wheeler-starting-for-mets-on-wednesday/c-271392572

Super enjoying this team so far. Lugo and Gsellman in the bullpen has been quite a weapon. Can't wait to see more of Rosario (despite the wild free swinging) & Nimmo.

the mets have traded (former pirate great) lee mazzilli's son to the yankees

9-1, an unprecedented start in franchise history

85 wins if they go .500 the rest of the season.

FREE NIMMO

Bruce was taking some 1B practice tonight. Tough to find time for 5 healthy outfielders who have all been very productive so far.

10-1, but on the scorpions side, d'Arnaud may need TJ

http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/23118017/new-york-mets-place-catcher-travis-darnaud-disabled-list-ucl-tear

Mets 10, scorpions 1

really need to acquire another catcher, i think

keep your pants on fellas

Mets fans always do til a clinching orgy.

nido's probably as good/better than any of the random backup catchers they could painlessly acquire

unless you *really* want chris stewart or erik kratz, i mean. (i already know you want recker)

xp ew

as i was saying

https://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/free-brandon-nimmo

This is the first time I find myself actively wishing there was a DH in the NL, just so Nimmo could bat more.

You know lots more about Nido than i do, mook, but i'm already thinking ahead to a backup to Nido.

welp . . . plawecki has a broken hand now, so yeah

oh Christ

as Casey said you need a catcher, or passed balls

also im trying to get a ticket for tonight and the fuckers won't let you do will-call with the discount thing

forgot abt Jose Lobaton

apparently they're bringing back johnny monell (for depth, one hopes)

8 strikeouts in a row for thor

is the mets record 10? i heard a broadcaster mention that he was "halfway to a seaver" when he hit 5 Ks

jeez, that rosario play to end the 5th. the mets are enchanted right now

Seaver has the MLB record w/10 straight I believe. Glad to see Nimmo has been freed for a day.

btw Art Shamsky will be at the SABR NYC meeting tomw to kick off the '69 Mets golden anniv (Ira Berkow too)

http://sabrnyc.org/

Baseball Prospectus writer @pizzacutter4 announces that the Mets' front office has hired him in a to-be-defined role. He joins assistant general manager Adam Guttridge, also an analytics expert, in coming from somewhere other than a rival front office.

— Anthony DiComo (@AnthonyDiComo) January 31, 2019

nice hire